Happy Birthday Sophie

Yesterday, my littlest one turned 3! I know all mothers say it but I really cannot believe it's been three years already since she was born, it feels like only yesterday she was this new:

I find it so amusing that she was born with such dark hair (and the chubbiest cheeks!) as she now has light blonde hair. :)

Yesterday we celebrated her birthday quietly, well as quietly as a wild 3 year old can be. Her brother spent the day at his old farm school turned daycare for the first time and had heaps of fun on  his own! I took the girls out for tea at the Calico Cat then we did some birthday errands and came home to bake a cake! Every year I bake the kids their own cake and every year it turns out pretty good but not this year. I couldn't find my usual recipe so I went to Pinterest to look up something quick. Which turned out to be a mistake as the cake tasted like dense sweet bread, not good! Thankfully I live only about 2 blocks from A Wee Cupcakery so I was able to hurry over there before they closed to rescue the birthday cake situation! I came home with these very yummy cupcakes: 

We had sushi (Sophie's birthday dinner request), we ate cupcakes and then it was time to open a few presents. 

 Parker really enjoyed his cupcake as evidenced by the messy face! ;)

We gifted Sophie a new pair of padraigs and a dress up box! Nana gifted her a wooden birthday cake set which she just loved. 

The kids love the dress up box so much that they're busy playing with right now. Parker's a cow rescuing Sophie, the fairy in the dining room. :)

Since they're fully engaged in their play this morning, I'm going to enjoy a cup of coffee and read some of my book in peace while I can!